solicitation

/səˌlɪsɪˈteɪʃən/

//səˌlɪsɪˈteɪʃən// noun

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"solicitation" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“solicitation” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #23,401. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,401
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - the action or instance of soliciting; petition; proposal

Corpus desk

Index EN-solicitation · solicitation · English

solicitation · rank #23,401 · 18 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,401
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH Slovak

Nearest frequency peer: Slovak (-2 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “solicitation”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “solicitation” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for solicitation
PropertyValue
Headwordsolicitation
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/səˌlɪsɪˈteɪʃən/
Letters12
Frequency rank#23,401
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “solicitation”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).solicitationlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Slovak” (#23,399), “specifying” (#23,403), “starboard” (#23,404). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “solicitation” is #23,401. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around solicitation (IPA /səˌlɪsɪˈteɪʃən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,401 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for solicitation, with forms such as "oslicitation", "sloicitation", and "soilcitation". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French sollicitation, from Latin sollicitātiō. The correct English form is solicitation, spelled S-O-L-I-C-I-T-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    the action or instance of soliciting; petition; proposal
  2. 2
    an inchoate offense that consists of a person offering money or inducing another to commit a crime with the specific intent that the person solicited commit the crime

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how solicitation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. "The instances you have quoted," replied the other, "are certainly very encouraging! Homer past a life in blindness and beggary; Columbus, in vain solicitation and feverish disappointment; and Luther's was spent in struggle, imprisonment, and danger...

Etymology

From Middle French sollicitation, from Latin sollicitātiō.

This word in other languages

sollicitation(Français)solicitação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oslicitation
  • sloicitation
  • soilcitation
  • solciitation
  • soliccitation
  • soliciattion
  • solicitaiton
  • solicitasion
  • solicitatino
  • solicitationn
  • solicitatoin
  • solicitattion
  • solicittaion
  • solicittation
  • solictiation
  • soliictation
  • sollicitation
  • ssolicitation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of solicitation - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

oslicitation2sloicitation2soilcitation2solciitation2soliccitation1soliciattion2solicitaiton2solicitasion1
Edit distance from "solicitation"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "solicitation"?
"solicitation" is spelled S-O-L-I-C-I-T-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /səˌlɪsɪˈteɪʃən/.
What does "solicitation" mean?
As a noun, "solicitation" means: the action or instance of soliciting; petition; proposal
What are common misspellings of "solicitation"?
Common misspellings include "oslicitation", "sloicitation", "soilcitation", "solciitation", "soliccitation". The correct spelling is "solicitation".
How do you pronounce "solicitation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "solicitation" is /səˌlɪsɪˈteɪʃən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "solicitation"?
From Middle French sollicitation, from Latin sollicitātiō. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "solicitation", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list